Dispensing container



M. JANCHICK nlsrsusnze CONTAINER Jan. '14, 194-1.

2 She ets-Sheet 1 Filed lay 23, 1940 Inventor A itorney Patented Jan. 14, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPENSING CONTAINER Michael Janchick, Chicago, Ill. Application May 23,-1948, Serial No. 336,888

3 Claims. My invention relates to improvements in dispensing containers for paste compounds or the like.

Among the important objects of the invention are to provide a Container of the non-collapsing type which embodies a minimum number of parts adapted for easy manipulation for expeditiously dispensing a selected amount of the contents thereof, will not get out of order, is adapted for prolonged use, is easy to refill, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

I Otherw andsubordinate objects are also comprehended by my invention, all of which, together with the precise nature of my improvements, will be readily understood when the succeeding description and claims are read with reference to the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification.

In said drawings: Figure l is a view in side elevation of a preferred embodiment of my invention,

Figure 2 is a View in vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a view in transverse section taken on the line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a view in transverse section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a view in side elevation of the screw opposed internal guide ribs 5 extending along op-- posite sides of the same, respectively, centrally of said sides and preferably V-shaped transversely and formed integrally with the sides. A central, internal boss 6 is provided in the bottom 3, axially of the body, and having a conical bearing-socket I therein. The purpose of the'guide' ribs 5 and socket I will presently appear.-

Fitting over the top end of the body I, against the shoulder 4 is a cap member 8 having anedge flange 9 which may be secured in any suitable manner to said body. The cap member 8 is provided with a central, circular discharge aperture I8 therein bridged by a diametrical'bar. II apertured to provide a bearing opening I2 therethereof, said body being provided with a pair of in, axially aligned with the bearing socket I. The top of the cap member 8 is provided with an annular fiat seat I3 countersunk in said top of said member to provide an annular guideway I4 therein concentric to the discharge aperture I8 and transversely square.

Surmounting the seat I3 for rotation thereon,

is an upwardly tapering nozzle I5 terminating in a reduced externally threaded neck I6, said nozzle having a circular bottom edge Il fitting fiat'on the seat I3 and in the guideways I4 and said nozzle being undercut, as 'at I8, to overlie the top of the cap member 8 around the outer sides of said guideways. As will be understood, the nozzle I5 covers the discharge aperture I8. A .Closure cap I9 is threaded onto the neck I6. The nozzle I5, and closure cap I9 may be fluted to facilitate gripping'and turning the same.

An axial screw shaft 28 is provided in the body I with a lower pointed end 2| fitting in the socket I and its upper end having a working fit in the bearing opening I2 of bar II and extending for a short distance above said bar. A collar 22 suitably fixed on said shaft 28 and bearing against the under face of the bar, I I blocks endwise movementof said shaft 28 outwardly. A washer 23 is provided on the extended end of the shaft 28 to bear'against the outer face of the bar II for a purpose presently seen. A pin 24 threaded into the nozzle I5 diametrically thereof and extended through an aperture 25 in theflextended end of the shaft 28 keys the nozzle to' the shaft and retains the bottom edge of the nozzle against the seat I3 andin guideways I4, said: pin also passingover thewasher 23 to retain the same onthe shaft 28 and against the bar II so as to seal the bearing opening I2 on the top side of said bar. a

Within the body I, is a substantially rectangular, plate-like follower 26 fittingv therein with a slight clearance and provided with edge notches 21 by means of which it is slidably mounted on the guide ribs 5, said follower havin a central boss 28 through which the shaft 28 is threaded so that rotation of the latter in opposite directions moves the follower outwardly. and inwardly of the body I.

As will now be seen, rotation of the nozzle I5 in the proper direction will impart rotation to the shaft 28 in a direction to cause the follower 26 to move outwardly of the body I and thereby force the contents of the body out of said nozzle I5 by way of discharge aperture I8.

To refill the body I'it-is merely necessary to remove the pin 24, whereupon the nozzle I5 may be detached and the body I filled through the discharge aperture l0. As will be understood, prior to refilling, the nozzle l5 should be rotat/ed in the proper direction to cause the screw shaft 20 to feed the follower inwardly of the,

body having an open upper end, a cap member s fitting over said end of the body and having a central discharge aperture therein and a cross bar extending diametrically of said aperture, said member being provided in the outer face thereof with an annular guideway square in cross section, said guideway surrounding said aperture and concentric thereto, an outwardly tapering nozzle member surmounting the cap member-and having an inner edge fitted in said guideway for rotation therein, a central longitudinally extending screw shaft in said body having an ,end Journalled in said bar, means detachably'attaching said nozzle member to said end of the shaft whereby said shaft is rotatable upon rotation of said nozzle member, and a follower in said body through which said shaft is threaded to be fed longitudinally of the body under rotation of said shaft.

2. A dispensing container comprising a tubular body having an open upper end, a cap member fitting over said end of the body and having a central discharge aperture therein and a cross bar extending diametrically of said aperture, said member beingprovided in the outer face thereof with an annular guideway square in cross sec tion, said guideway surrounding said aperture and concentric thereto, an outwardly tapering nozzle member surmounting the capinember and having an inner edge fitted in said guideway for retation therein, a central longitudinally extending screw shaft in said body having an end journalled in said bar, meansdetachably attaching said nozzle member to said end of the shaft whereby said shaft is rotatable upon rotation of said nozzle-membenand a follower in said body through which said shaft is threaded to be fed longitudinally of the body under rotation of said shaft, said means comprising a pin extended into said nozzle member transversely thereof and passing diametrically through said end of the 3. A dispensing container comprising a tubular body having an open upper end, a cap member fitting, over said end of the body and having a central discharge aperture therein and a cross bar extending diametrically of said aperture, said member being provided in the outer face thereof with an annular guideway square in cross section, said guideway surrounding said aperture and concentric thereto, an outwardly tapering nozzle" member surmounting the cap member and having an inner edge fitted in said guideway for rotation therein, acentral longitudinally extending screw shaft in said body having an end journalled in said bar, means detachably attaching said nozzle member to said end of the shaft whereby said shaft is rotatable upon rotation of said nozzle member, and a follower in said body through which said shaft is threaded to be fed longitudinally of the body under rotatior of said shaft, said body havinglongitudinal internal guide ribs therein for said follower, and the follower having notches in edges thereof for straddling said ribs.

MICHAEL JANCHICK. 

